Moving-picture machine.



H. L. FISHER. MOVING PICTURE MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 191a.

Patented June 30, 1914f 2 sums-sum 1.

HawRYLQnsuER H. L. FISHER. MOVING PICTURE MAGHINB.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1913. 1,101,91 Patented June 30,191;

2 SHEETS-$113111 2.

Elwin/whom HARRY L FISHER.

UNITED OFFICE.

HARRY L. metres, or MUSCATINE, IOWA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-FOURTH r0 FRANK w.

. WALKER, or mUscArmE, IOWA.

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Specification of=Letters Patent- Patented J nne 30, 1914.

Application filed August 2, 1918. Serial No."73 2,738-.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY L. 'FIs inR, a citizen of the .United States, res1dmg at Muscatine, in the county of Mnseatine and State of Iowa, have invented certa n new 'and useful Improvements in' Moving-Pie.

ture Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. 7 v

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in moving picture machines and has for its primary 0b ect to provide reversible film ree s and means for winding the film from one reel to the other during operation of the machine 1n such manner that a re-winding of the film Wlll be unnecessary.

Another object is the provision of reel supporting and operating mechanism which will be of extremely simple form and which will wind the film on one reel in such manner that said reel may be removed and placed in the other reel supporting means and the film then unwound from the'same to said other reel during the next operation of the machine, without the necessity of a separate operation of re-winding the reel between the operations of the machme.

Another object is to provide mechanism of this character which may be connected with r and operated by a main shaft.

A further object is to provide mechanism of this character including sectional reels and means for guiding the film to the receiving or take-up reel, during operation of the moving picture machine.

A further object is to generally improve and simplify the construction and operation of devices of this character and increase the efficiency of the same.

\Vith the above and other ob ects in view, my invention consists in certain novel constructions, combination, and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which, 0 v

Figure 1 is a rear elevational view of the complete device; Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the device with parts broken away and parts removed, for the sake of clearness, said view showing the position and arrange ment of the standards; Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow,

partly in section, showing line 5'5 of 4; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view fan the line 6-6 of Fig. 4; Fig 7 is a. fragmentary perspective view the manner in which the bent back ends of the split rin are interlocked with the outer or first end'o the film engaged therebeneath; Fig. 8 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the film guide roller, said view being taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1; Fig. 9 is an elevational view of the upper reel; Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the reel, said view being taken transversely through the core of the same; and Fig. 11 is a detail fragmentary side elevational view of one of the reel members.

Referring more s ecifically to the drawings in which simi ar reference characters designate corresponding and like parts throughout the several views, 1 designates the main shaft, one end of which is bent at an angle, as shown at 2, and provided with a handle 3, by means of which the shaft may be rotated. The main shaft 1 is rotatably mounted in the bearing 4: carried in the upper end of the standard 5 and in the hearing opening 6 in the central portion of the horizontal frame member 7 and has mounted thereon the gear wheels 8 and 9, the gear wheel 9 being in the form of a bevel gear and mounted u on the shaft 1 near the inner end thereo The bevel gear 9 is engaged with the bevel gear 10 adjustabl mounted on the inclined transmission sha t 11. The transmission shaft 11 is rotatably mounted in the bearings 12 and 13, carried respectively by the frame members 14 and 15. One end of the frame member 14. is curved and then bent inwardly, as shown at 16, and then secured to the standard 17, while the other end of said frame member 1a is secured to the inclined standard 18, it being understood that the frame member 14:

extends in a horizontal direction. A second horizontal frame member 19, similar to the horizontal frame member 14, has its inwardly bent end 20 secured to the standard 17 by the same bolt or securing member which serves to secure the corresponding end of the horizontal frame member l i to said standard. The other end of the horizontal frame member is secured to the standard 5 and the frame members 14 and 19 are preferably in the same'horizontal plane.

The lower ends of the standards 5, 17, and 18, are extended horizontally and se cured upon a base 21 and the upper extremity of the inclined standard 18 is directed upwardly and is connected with the standard 17 by means of the horizontal frame member 7, one end of said horizontal frame member 7 being offset from the main or central portion of the frame member and secured to the upper extremity of the inclined standard 18 by a bolt or other suitable means 22 while the opposite end of said frame member 7 is bent at an angle to the main or central portion thereof and secured to the standard 17 by a bolt or other securing means 23. The upper end of the standard 17 is extended in a horizontal direction as shown at 17, and has the lower end of the upper reel supporting frame member 24 hinged thereto. The member 24 is adapted when in upright position to cooperate with the frame member to supportthe upper reel, as will be later clearly apparent. The main portion of the frame member 15 extends vertically and has its lower end secured to the upper portion of the standard 17 above the horizontal frame member 7. The free upper end of the frame member 15 is extended horizontally substantially parallel with the upper end of the standard 17 and serves as a latch for the hinged member 24, said member 24 being of such length that the free extremity thereof binds against the under face of the horizontal upper end of the frame member 15 when said member is in vertical position, the horizontal end of the frame member15 being provided in its under face with abeing mounted on the stub shaft 29 which is rotatably mounted in the frame member 15 and has a square opening 30 in its inner end to receive the extended squared end 31 of the reel core 32, the opposite extended end of the core resting in a recess 33 in the inner face of the member 24. One side member 34 is carried by the core 32, the main portion of which is threaded and has a stop collar 35 mounted thereon to limit inward movement of the other side member 36 of the reel. The side member 36 of the reel carries the inwardly directed spaced legs 37, the free ends of which are adapted for engagement against the member 34 between the openings 34 thereof. By using the spaced legs 37 having their free ends engaged against the member 34, it will be readily seen that the legs 37 will have a tendency to move outwardly and thereby properly hold the film in position around said legs during unwinding of the film.

A bevel gear 39 is engaged with the bevel gear 27, said bevel gear 39 being mounted on one end of the stub shaft 40 which is rotatably mounted in the inclined standard 18 and has a plate 41 mounted upon its opposite end with a central squared opening 42 within which is removably engaged the extended square end 43 of the core 44 of the lower reel. It will be understood that the core 44 carries one side member 45 of the by the small inclined shaft 46, which will be later fully described. The other side member 47 of the lower reel is similar in construction to the side member 36 of the upper reel and carries the inwardly directed spaced legs 48 similar to the spaced legs 37 of the upper reel. The side member 47 of the lower reel is not used, however, when the other member 44 is engaged against the plate 41, as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6, to receive the film from the upper reel.

The lower end of the, inclined shaft 46 is provided with a suitable recess to receive the upper end of the core 44, it being understood that said core-is also positioned on an incline and in alinemcnt with the shaft 46. The upper end of the shaft 46 is rotatably mounted in the upper end of the hinged bracket member/49 which is hinged at its lower end to the pivoted member 50 which,

in turn, is pivoted to the upstanding arm of which is secured to the base 21.

bolt 52 being carried by the arm 54 exof the L-shaped bracket 51, the other arm The hinged member 49 is held in upright posi- :tion by means of the bolt 52 and nut 53, said tended laterally from the standard 5 and, en gaged through an opening 55 in the member 49. The small inclined shaft 46 is rotated by means of the pinion 56 upon its upper .end and engaged with the large gear wheel ;8 on the shaft 1. The shaft 46 carries the curved spring guide arms 57 preferably arinto the split ring 58 removably secured to the side member 45 0f the lower reel by means of the clamps 59 carried by the split ring 58 engaged around the edge-of the reel side member 45, the opposite ends of the ring being bent back and interlocked, as shown at 60. The curved spring guide arms 57 serve to guide the film into and press the same against the inner face of the split ring 58, one end of the film being secured between the interlocked ends of said split ring, as will be clearly understood by referring to the drawings.

A guide roller 61 is mounted upon the free end of a swinging bracket arm 62 secured to the bolt 22, whereb said roller may be adjusted in the path 0 the fihn between the upper and lower rollers to turn and guide said film as the same is fed to the lower reel. It will be seen that by this mechanism, the film will be wound against the inner face of the split ring 58 ready to be run off again from this reel after the upper and lower reels have been reversed, without the necessity of re-winding the film.

After the film has been wound in the split ring 58, the nut 53 is removed from the bolt 52 and the hinged member 49 is swung outwardly and downwardly, thereby withdrawing the curved spring guide arm 57 from within said split ring 58. The side member 45 of the lower reel is then removed, the inner end of the film 63 bent inwardly toward the core 44 and the other side member 47 of said lower reel placed upon the core and secured by the nut 47, as previously described. The split ring 58 is then removed and engaged upon the side member-34 of the upper reel, it being understood that said upper reel is previously removed from the stub shaft 29 and the member 24 after said member has been swung outwardly and downwardly uponiits lower hinged end, it bein also understood that the side member 36 o the upper reel has been removed from upon the core 32 after the removal of said reel I from between said stub shaft 29 and member .24. During the operation of placing the split ring upon the side member 34 of the upper reel, the outer end of the film is engaged between the ends of said split ring. The side member 34 of the upper reel is then placed in-position upon the plate 41 and the hinged bracket member 49 again secured in upright osition, thereby engaging the curved sprlng guide arms 57 with the film to guide the latter against the inner face of the split ring 58. The guide roller 61 is then swung to posit-ion in the path of the film to turn and guide the same, to the curved spring guide arms 57. It is then only necessary to again rotate the main shaft 1 to wind the film upon thelower reel during the operation of the moving picture machine.

It will be seen that owing to the construction and arrangement of the parts of this device, they may be incorporated in the ordinary moving picture machinesnow in general use, the reels taking the place of the upper and lower reels now employed and it will be evident that when this device is incorporated in the moving picture machine, it will be unnecessary to remove the film and rewind the same after each show or performance. It will further be apparent that this device may be incorporated in the moving picture machines now in general use at a very small cost and will effect a great saving in the time and labor required to re-wind the film after each picture.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided mechanism for supporting and operating the upper and lower reels of a moving picture machine in such manner that re-winding of the film after each picture is unnecessary and I have constructed and arranged the parts of the device in such manner that said device may be readily incorporated in the moving picture machines now in general use without materially altering the construction and without changing the operation of the machine. It will be understood, however, that while I have shown the preferred embodiment of my device, minor changes'in the details of construction may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of the advantages of the same.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a supporting frame, a horizontal shaft mounted in said frame and having spaced gears positioned thereon, an inclined shaft having spaced gears at its'opposite ends and a gear a spaced distance from one end, one of the gears of the horizontal shaft being engaged with the last mentioned gear, reels mounted in said frame, one of said reels being placed on an incline, shafts for supporting said reels, gears mounted upon said shafts and engaged with the'gears on the opposite ends of the inclined shaft, and means connected with the remaining gear of the horizontal shaft for winding material in the inclined reel from the other reel.

2. A. device ofthe classidescribed comprising a supporting frame, a shaft mounted transversely on said frame, said shaft having spaced gears mounted thereon, an inclined reel supported on said frame, means connected with one of the gears on the shaft for rotating said inclined reel, a second reel above said inclined reel, means for guiding material from the second mentioned reel to the inclined reel, means connected with the remaining gear on the shaft for winding the material on the inclined reel, and means for operating the shaft.

3. A device "of the class described comrisin a frame a shaft mounted trans spaced from the first reel, operative conneced at its lower end to the base of said frame,

0 in said frame in longitudinal alinement with and the tranye'rse shaft, and means carried by said inclined shaft for winding the material withinth'e first mentioned reel.

prising a frame, a shaft mounted transversely in said frame, a rotary inclined member, a reel removably mounted upon said rotary inclined member, a second reel tions between the transverse shaft and the reels for rotating the latter to feed'material from the second mentioned reel to the first mentioned reel, an inclined shaft mounted said rotary "inciined member, means for operatively connecting said inclined shaft means for holding said bracket in a vertical 1 position, an inclined shaft rotatably mountf ed at one end in said bracket in longitudinal alinement with the said rotary inclined member, means for operatively connectingi said inclined shaft and said transverse shaft, l

and means carried by said inclined shaft f and disposed within said first mentioned reel when said bracket is in a vertical position for winding the 'material within thel first mentioned reel.

6. A device of the class described comprising a frame, a shaft mounted transversely in said frame, a rotary inclined member, a reel removably mounted upon said rotary inclined member, a second reel spaced from the firstreel, operative connections between the transverse shaft and the reels for rotating the latter to feed material from the second mentioned reel to the first mentioned reel, said first mentioned reel including a split ring, the opposite ends of the ring being bent backwardly and interlocked for engagement with one end of the material, and means operatively connected with the shaft'for winding the material against the inner face of the ring.

7. A device of the class described comprising a frame including a reel accommoatmg pocket, a reel mounted in said pocket, said frame also including an inclined member, a'second reel rotatably mounted upon said inclined member, connections between the shaft and the reels, means for feeding material from around the first mentioned reel to the interior of the second mentioned reel, means for guiding the material to posi tion within the last mentioned reel, said frame including a hinged member for supporting the last mentioned means, means for locking the hinged frame member in position, the guiding means being operatively connected with the shaft to be driven by the latter, and means for rotating said shaft.

, In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. HARRY L. FISHER. Witnesses:

T. C. CLAnK, \V. G. EIsHENAUER. 

